Woodwinds
How many clarinet players are there in the Year 5 Band?
12
What is the highest string instrument in the Year 5 Program?
A violin
Which instrument is played with player's hand in the bell?
A french horn
Name this instrument: Metal plates that are crashed together
Cymbals
Name the Song: This song is about a snowman that comes to life.
Frosty the Snowman
Which is the only woodwind instrument in the Year 5 Program that does not use a reed?
Flute
What is the largest string instrument in the Year 5 Program?
What is the largest and lowest brass instrument?
A tuba
Name this instrument: a percussion instrument played with every limb of the body
Drum kit
Name the song: This song has a "one horse open sleigh".
Jingle Bells
Why is a saxophone a member of both the brass AND woodwind families?
It is made out of brass and it has a reed.
What are the two main materials that a bow is made of?
Wood and horsehair
Which brass instrument in the Year 5 Program does not have valves?
A trombone
Name this instrument: Comes in a pair and is held by a handle and shaken to produce a sound
Maracas
This gift is given on the 5th day in "The 12 Days of Christmas".
Golden Rings
What does an oboe and a bassoon have in common?
They are both double reed instruments
Name the string instrument that looks similar to a violin but plays slightly lower in pitch.
A viola
Name the object that is inserted into the bell of a brass instrument to muffle its sound.
A mute
Name this instrument: A large kettle drum that can be tuned and often comes in groups of 2, 3 or 4
Timpani
______, Simon & Theodore, are the Chipmunks & they want a hula hoop for Christmas.
Alvin
Also known as the English Horn, which double-reed instrument is a cousin of the oboe and bassoon?
Cor anglais
Which famous classical composer wrote 6 cello suites that became very well known?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Which year did Mr Brosnan start teaching trombone at Xavier College?
1988
Name this instrument: A pair of cylindrical wooden sticks that are hit together to produce a sound
Claves
Name the song: This is how you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish.
Feliz Navidad